HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-03-20, Page 7212a - The Fain Edition, Week of Mardi' 20, 1985
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SYSYEMS
Hearing protection for farmers
A simple, Pave minute test makes Ontario
farmers aware of the mance of wearing
hung has been
conducting the tests because of a generally
higher incidence of hearing loss found
among fanners, says Larry Swinn, the asses
iation's public relations w -ordinator.
"We're urging farmers to wear acoustical
eamarffs, availabe from safety supply stores
for about $40, to conserve their hearing."
The association is also developing a
questionnaire to assess More accurately the
extent off hearing loss among farmers.
"We're questioning about one-third of the
tested fanners for information on the history
of hearing loss in their family, on the type of
farm they wont and the type of 'equipment
they use."
Swinn says the early results show hearing
loss is less evident among specialized farmers
than those in general farting.
"General fanning requires larger, faster
equipment and a longer exposure to loud
noise which seems to increase the incidence
of hearing loss."
An interesting preliminary result shows
that of the nearly 1,000 fanners 'tested so far,
the majority have the greatest hearing loss in
the left ear.
"My personal theory is that fanners
usually tum one way to watch their trailing
equipment behind the tractor. And when
they're driving a car or truck with the window
down, they experiencea lot of noise in the' left
ear."
says many tractor cohnpanies are
engineering their equipment to reduce noise
levels and are redesigning tractor cabins to
protect farmers' hearing.
But despite these changes, Swim says
• fanners .should still be wearing hearing
protection.
"There's a reluctance among farmers to
wear protection because they fear they won't
be able to hear their equipment raining. But
this is unfounded because acoustical ear-
muffs
armuffs only cut out the dangerous noise
levels."
Swinn says the association plans to Conduct
tests at several agricultural functions this
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Reap benefits of ag research
Investment in research has helped keep
Canada's agriculture in the forefront of
technological development. In particular our
plant breeders are recognized world wide for
their contribution towardsprovement of
crop yields, disease resistance and quality.
The ' canola story provides a classic
example. By the time that erucic acid started
making the headlines as a potential hazard in
rape seed oil, Agriculture Canada plant
breeders had a 'low eerie variety available
for farmers. 'Next, minimization of gluoosin-
orates meant that meal is more suitable for
livestock rations.
The new 'double zero' rape seed varieties
were called canola to designate the unique
properties of their oil and meal. Credit gows
to the agricultural scientists at Saskatoon and
Winnipeg who so rapidly provided Prairie
growers with world leading canola varieties.
Wheat, Canada's number one cop, has
also benefitted greatly from the painstaking
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work of plant breeders. Varieties are
available to match different growing condi-
tions and inarlut requirements, and to ensure
resistance against potentially devastating
diseases.
The soybean cop has moved out of its
traditional three county comer of extreme
southwestern Ontario to cover all of the
province's south. interest in the cop is strong
in many other parts of the country. All of this ,
has taken place in less than a decade, and is
strictly the result of both public and private
plant breeders developing high yielding,
early varieties.
In most of our major cop species,
improved varieties are coming onto the scene
at a more rapid pace than ever. Growers must
look to the new entries for greater product-
ivity and improved profit potential.
Of course, the top new varieties are only
available as Certified seed. The advantages
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